Mexico City's La Catrina Day of the Dead skeleton rises 109 feet, reported as the world's tallest

Summary

A La Catrina figure, a Day of the Dead skeleton in Mexico City, stands a little more than 109 feet tall, roughly the height of an 11-story building. Smithsonian Magazine reports that it broke the previous record of 92 feet, set in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in 2023. The figure is made from steel, fiberglass, papier-mâché and 70,000 marigolds.

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1. Smithsonian Magazine

   3 Nov 2026, 22:11 UTCSource ↗

   Smithsonian Magazine reports that the colorful La Catrina figure in Mexico City stands a little more than 109 feet tall, broke the 92-foot record set in Puerto Vallarta in 2023, and is made from steel, fiberglass, papier-mâché and 70,000 marigolds.